The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-29

affair has caused much excitement and
were it not for the serious accident TO
"DOdy" COlee, who is popular with every
one, it would be regarded as very anus
ing circumstance.
One of the most cold-blooded murders
that occurred in jacksonville for great
while, was committed Wednesday night In
Brooklyn. The northern part Of this sub
urb is inhabited mostly by cOlored people
and especially are they numerous on Leila
and Magnolia streets. At the corner OF
these two streets, a colored man by the
name of Dan Jones keeps small grocery
store and supplies. He IS considered quite
orderly by those who know him, and no
one would have supposed him TO
be capable of a cold-blooded murder
His victims name is Alfred jefferson, a
man of about forty years of age and well
known as being sober and quiet. 1t seems
from the testimony of bystanders that Jones
and jefferson, together with several other
colOred men, went out in a boat Tuesday
night to catch fish and shrIpp. They re
turned in the morning all in good humor
and no difference between them. Wednes-
day afternoon about o'clock crowd of
men, among whom were Jones' companions
OF the previous night, congregated around
his store and were joking and laughing,
when Jefferson approached the crowd. This
man GllWuio JllC vi 'NA
the men, SO last night as he came up one
called out TO him; "Alfred, what did you
do with those shrimp this morning.
This angered the negro and he replied
in haste to the effect that he had not touc lCd
them He also accompanied the remark
with an OATH at which Jones in turn became
angry and replied to him. Jefferson then
walked into the store and bought some
kerosene of Jones, after which he was
{,1s
the presence of his (JOnes) wife. Jefferson
then apologized to Jones for the offense, but
added that as for being man that he could
stand up for what he had said This did
not satisfy Jones, and several hot words
were exchanged, upon which Jefferson left
the place and went home. In a few minutes
he returned, but before reaching the store
was called back by a man named Page
Sneed. Meanwhile Jones, seeing Alfred ap-
preaching, had fastened to the rear OF his
store and procured a revolver. Stepping
behind the door he waited for the man to
come in. jefferson halted for a second, few
feet i'll front of the door, but before he could
observe anything wrong, Jones stepped out
and fired point blank at his breast. The
man threw up both hands and reeled,
whereupOn another shot was fired by Jones.
This one did the work, and his victim fell
on his side in the middle of the street,
MS heau nal[ buried III Ine SaLu,
and blood oozing ont of the two wounds.
One bullet had entered the right nipple, and
tine other Il few inches below tile neck ON
the left side. Jones fired twice more at the
man, and then realizing his act, broke into
a run for Commercial street. A large crowd
was around, among which were two deputy
Sheriffs, but he succeeded in eluding them,
and ran hastily toward the marsh near tho
depot. Sheriff Holland was at once sent
for, and arrived a few minutes after Jeffer
son had expired. He at once commenced
pursuit of Jones with all haste, but had not
captured him at last accounts.